The Economist, pulling no punches.
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The Economist
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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“Tariffs are bad!” scream economists,
To a big laugh from epidemiologists.
“So you’re angry folks ignore your speech?
We felt the same about injecting bleach!”
Just as people remembered the terrible effects of Smoot-Haley for almost a century: "Smoot-Haley" was shorthand to remind us of the bad effects of tariffs.
Now THAT'S pulling no punches 😁